Guard-rail support for railroads.



No. 727,999.. PATBNTED MAY12,'1-903.

o. PAULHUS. j GUARDA-RAIL SUPPORT POR RAILROADS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 9, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

GUARDRAIl. SUPPORI FOR RAILROADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N O. 7 27,999, dated. May12, 1903.

Application filed October 9,1902. Serial No. 126.394. (No model.) Y

To all whom it rmty concer-Zt:

Be it known that I, ONEsIME PAULHUs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quidnick, in the county of Kent and State ofRhode Island,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Guard-Rail Supports forRailroads, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in the rail-supportsusedin connection with railroad-curves to guide the'wheels in passing thecurves or on bridges.

son of the guard-rail-both sets of the iiangesY of the Wheels arebrought into use, the inner set on the rail proper and the outer on theguard-rail. p

Figure lis a plan view of my' improvedguard-rail support, showing themain rail and the guard-rail. secured thereto.l Fig. 2 is aV side Viewof the guardrail support, the main rail and guard-rail being shown insection.`

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of my guard rail support,showing the same vas adapted to a modified form of guard-rail. Fig. 4 isa transverse sectional View of the support, showing the wedge shapedlockingblock secured-to the supporting-base by means of screw-bolts.

In the drawings, d indicates a base or chairv on which the through-railh rests.

a indicates a plane raised above the plane on which the through-rail brests, on which plane d the guard-rail b' is supported. The base isprovided near one end with the ab'utment a2, the inner face of which ispreferablyl inclined inward and is provided near the op? posite end withthe abutment a3. The lugs a4, projecting fromthe ends of the base orchair, serve to secure lthe base to the tie and may be constructed inany usual manner to secure the base to the railroad-tie. The base a isprovided With the transverse slot d5.

In the preferred form when a T-raill is used to form the guard-rail b',as shown in Fig. 2,

the block b2, preferably provided with the lugs b3 and formed to lit theshoulder and the.

foot of theT-rail and having the surface in Vcontact with the surface ofthe abutment d2 inclined, is placed between the abutment a2 and one sideof the through-rail b. Between the through-rail b and the guard-rail b'is placed the distance-block b4, the opposite ends of which are shapedto closely bear against the two adjacent sides of the through-rail b andguard-rail b. The block b5, having a central raised surface band closelyfitting against the side of the T-rail, is placed against the other sideof the T-rail. The wedge-block o7 bears Vagainst the abutment aB and thebeveled surface of the block h5 and engages, by means of the groove bs,with the inclined and raised surface-b of the block b5. The wedge-blocko7 preferably extends beyond the width of the base a and is perforatednear the ends to receive the bolts b9 and h1". The bolt b9 is preferablyscrew-threaded on both ends, is bent at right angles, and insertedthrough the elongated slotv a5.' The bolt b1 is provided at its lowerend with Aan eye through which the screw-threaded end of the bolt 'b9extends and to which it is secured by the nut bu. The wedge-block b7 isforced down between the block h5 and the abutment as by means of thescrew-'nuts b1? 512, on which, if desired, locknuts may be used. Whenthe base is firmly 'secured to the tie, thestrain on the guardrail isfirmly resisted by the abutment as, the wedge-block o7, and the blockb5, and any looseness or wear may be readily taken up by turning thescrew-nuts 512 ou and forcing the wedge-block down on the block b5.

' In the modied form (shown in Fig. 3) the guard-rail is in the form ofa flat plate set between the blocks b4 and b5. In this form the face ofthe block b5 is made to conform to the flat side ofthe guard-rail, andthe face of the fblocl; b4 is alsomade to 'conform to the fiat side o fthe guard-rail against which-it bears.

In the modified form of constrfuction I prefer to secure the block b4and the block b? to the fiat guard-rail by means of the bolt 613.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a guard-rail support, the combination with thethrough-rail and the guard-rail, of

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blocks comprising a. distance block held between vertically-inclinedsurfaces, as described.

2. In a guard-railsupport, the combination of a base or chair, abutmentson the chair, blocks bearing against the opposite surfaces of the rails,a wedge-block, and bolts connected with the base and with thewedgeblock, as described.

3. In a guard-rail support, the combination with the base or chair et,the abutments a2 and as, the through-rail b and the guard-rail b', ofthe block b2, the distance-block b4, the block b5, the wedge-block b7and means for securing the wedge-block in the adjusted position, asdescribed.

4. In a guardfrail support, the combination with the base cz, theoblique abutment a2, the abutment CL3 and the slot 0.5 in the base, ofthe through-rail b the guard-rail b', the block b2, the blocks b4 and b5secured to the guard-rail by the boit Z913, the wedge-block D7 and thebolts b9 and b10 secured in the slot a5 and provided with the nuts Z912Z112, as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ONESIME PAULHUS.

Witnesses:

ADA E. HAGERTY, J. A. MILLER, Jr.

